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Meet our new team of interns for spring 2014! We’re excited to have Elizabeth, Liz, Matt, and Samantha join the team.

Matt De Stasio, a chronic skeptic and Unitarian Universalist by birth, has been living a secular life in Wisconsin for decades. Having earned his bachelor’s degree from Lawrence University in philosophy and religious studies, he has found a passion for studying religious belief and its impact on action in the public sphere. Currently residing in Washington, DC, Matt hopes to impact public policy and help to represent humanist values on a national scale. In his spare time, he enjoys fencing and swing dancing interspersed with books of science fiction and good Italian cooking.

Matt will be serving as our Humanist Giving program intern. You can reach him at humanistgiving@foundationbeyondbelief.org.

A native Pittsburgher, Liz Moody completed her BA in international studies at The Ohio State University. Her pursuit of the eccentric brought her to Moscow, Russia, where she currently lives and works. An avid follower of the atheist blogosphere since she had a computer, Liz is excited to be taking a more active role in the nonbelievers’ community as an FBB intern. When not working or studying, she enjoys reading, writing, aimless wandering (or “adventuring”), cooking experiments, lively discussions with cab drivers, and anything nautical.

Liz will serve as our communications and marketing intern. You can reach her at communications@foundationbeyondbelief.org.

Elizabeth Minutello is a recent graduate of Chatham University in Pittsburgh, PA, where she earned both her master’s and bachelor’s degrees in creative writing. She is passionate about volunteering and is thrilled to be working with Foundation Beyond Belief. In her spare time, Elizabeth enjoys spending time with family and friends, cooking, watching movies, and reading.

Elizabeth will be our Beyond Belief Network intern. You can reach her at volunteers@foundationbeyondbelief.org.

Samantha Montano has been an atheist since around the time she found out Santa Claus wasn’t real. Since then she has developed into a FreethinkingSecularHumanistAtheist (because, nuance). As an 18-year resident of Maine (she has never ridden a moose but did work in a lighthouse), she is wicked sarcastic and loves the ocean. She attended Loyola University in New Orleans, where she majored in psychology. She worked for a myriad of nonprofits on post-Katrina rebuilding and environmental activism following the BP disaster, leading to the realization of an unwavering passion (or obsession) for disasters. Currently she is finishing her master’s in emergency management at North Dakota State University. In the coming months, her primary focus is to survive the remainder of her stint in Fargo without acquiring frostbite.

Samantha will serve as our crisis response intern. You can reach her at crisisresponse@foundationbeyondbelief.org.

Please join us in welcoming our newest FBB interns!

Our international Light the Night team is a third of the way to our $1 million goal (including matching donations courtesy of team captain Todd Stiefel and his family) with a little less than two months to go in 2012. Many teams have started sending us pictures of their walks.

CFI Michigan raised almost $2,000 from individual donations, a kickoff event at McFadden’s restaurant, and a partnership with their local Culver’s restaurants. They walked on October 6 in Grand Rapids, MI.
 

The Chicago-Area Secular Student Alliance Group, consisting of affiliates from Loyola, DePaul, Northwestern, and the University of Chicago raised $1,255 and walked on October 20 in Chicago. 

Walking with the Chicago-Area SSA teams on October 20 was the Chicago-Area team, which raised $3,332.

Camp Quest and Humanist Community of Central Ohio raised nearly $1,200 from individual donations and walked on October 27 in Columbus, OH.

Secular Student Alliance National Staff raised more than $700 from individual donations and walked on October 27 in Columbus, OH.

Minnesota Atheists raised $700 and walked on September 23 in Minneapolis, MN.

CLU SSA & The Humanist Community Thousand Oaks raised more than $700 and walked on October 27 in Woodland Hills, CA.

Birmingham Temple beat their $2,000 goal by another $200 when they walked in Troy, MI, on September 22.

Secular Student Alliance at the University of Michigan raised $700 from a Send-an-Atheist-to-Church fundraiser and individual donations. They walked in Ann Arbor, MI, on September 29.

The Ethical Humanist Society of Long Island raised $2,500, beating their goal by 25% from team and individual donations. They walked on October 12 in East Meadow, NY.

Kol Hadash Humanistic Congregation raised more than $1,600 from individual donations and walked on October 21 in Glenview, IL.

It’s not too late to donate! Don’t forget, donations are being matched up to $500,000 by the Stiefel family and support the incredibly good work being done by the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.